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Phil-IRI Form 1 Post Test

Galileo,
Galileo, The
The Scientist
Scientist

Galileo
Galileo was
was different
different even
even as
as aa boy.
boy. He
He invented
invented toys
toys that
that

moved.
moved.

At
At young
young age,
age, Galileo
Galileo liked
liked Science
Science books
books written
written by
by Aristotle.
Aristotle.

In
In one
one of
of his
his book
book Aristotle
Aristotle said,
said, Heavy
Heavy objects
objects fall
fall faster
faster than
than the
the

lighter
lighter objects.
objects.

Galileo
Galileo disproved
disproved Aristotles
Aristotles theory.
theory. He
He tested
tested the
the theory,
theory,

proved
proved it
it was
was wrong
wrong and
and discovered
discovered that
that objects
objects fell
fell at
at the
the same
same rate
rate

of
of speed.
speed.

During
During Galileos
Galileos time,
time, sun
sun was
was believed
believed to
to travel
travel around
around the
the

earth.
earth. To
To prove
prove the
the belief,
belief, he
he invented
invented aa spyglass
spyglass and
and called
called it
it

telescope.
telescope.

SY 2012-2013

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